Contacyphon acerbus (Broun, 1883)

Kiałka, Agata & Ruta, Rafał, 2017, An illustrated catalogue of the New Zealand marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), Zootaxa 4366 (1), pp. 1-76 : 28

Contacyphon acerbus (Broun, 1883)

( Figs. 8J–K )

Cyphon acerbus Broun 1883: 370 . Broun 1886: 778 (reprinted excerpt of Broun 1883). Pic 1914: 29 (catalogue, as Cyphon acerbus Broun, 1886 ). Nyholm 2000: 51 (aedeagus illustrated). Macfarlane et al. 2011: 420 (catalogue). Contacyphon acerbus: Zwick et al. 2013: 339 (as: Contacyphon acerbus (Broun, 1886)) .

Type locality. Upper Taieri.

Broun number: 1384.

Type material examined. 1 ex. Lectotype ( NHM, here validated): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “LECTO- \ TYPE ” [round label with blue border], “1384.” [in Broun’s hand], “ Otago “, “ New Zealand. [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.”, “ Cyphon \ acerbus ” [in Broun’s hand], “ Lectotype ♂ \ Cyphon acerbus \ Broun \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand].

Remarks. Broun examined two specimens from Upper Taieri, received from Hutton (Broun 1883).

Cyphon nitidus Broun 1883: 371 . Broun 1886: 779 (reprinted excerpt of Broun 1883). Pic 1914: 32 (catalogue, as Cyphon nitidus Broun, 1886 ). Nyholm 2000: 66 (synonym of Cyphon acerbus Broun, 1883 ).

Type locality. Lindis Pass.

Broun number: 1387.

Type material examined. 1 ex. Holotype ( NHM): card-mounted, genitalia mounted on glass slide pinned together with the specimen, “Holo- \ type ” [round label with red border], “1387.” [in Broun’s hand], “ New Zealand . [red underline] \ Broun Coll. \ Brit. Mus. \ 1922-482.”, “nitidu” [in Broun’s hand], “ Holotype \ Cyphon nitidus \ Broun \ det. T. Nyholm 1981” [in Nyholm’s hand].

Remarks. A single specimen described as Cyphon nitidus was collected from Lindis Pass, Otago, and received from Hutton (Broun 1883).

Figures

FIGURE 8. Primary type specimens of New Zealand Scirtidae. A) Holotype, Atopida pallidula Broun, 1921; B) Syntype, Atopida proba Sharp, 1878; C) Holotype, Atopida sinuata Broun, 1893; D) Holotype, Atopida suffusa Broun, 1910; E) Holotype, Atopida suturalis (White, 1846); F) Holotype, Atopida brouni Broun, Sharp, 1878; G) Syntype, Atopida testacea Broun, 1880; H) Holotype, Atopida villosa Broun, 1921; I) Syntype, Byrrhopsis gravidus (Sharp, 1878); J) Lectotype, Contacyphon acerbus (Broun, 1883); K) Holotype, Contacyphon nitidus (Broun, 1886); L) Lectotype, Contacyphon aequalis (Sharp, 1878). Scale bar = 1 mm.